Wiveton Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Three hours from London on the north Norfolk coast, Wiveton Hall is set between the beautiful villages of Cley and Blakeney. Its west wing sleeps eight people in self-catered luxury

By Harper's Bazaar Staff11 August 2010

If you can tear yourself away from the grand piano and the kitchen garden, this part of East Anglia boasts churches as big as cathedrals, vast, uncrowded beaches and great numbers of migratory birds. Wiveton's charismatic owner Desmond MacCarthy lives in the Jacobean part of the house, and rents out the adjacent Arts and Crafts wing, which sleeps eight.

The shabby-chic rooms are huge, with views over a sunken garden to the south and, to the north, the marshes and the sea. If you don't want to cook your own breakfast, Wiveton's farm café is nearby, offering fabulous fresh produce. There's also a pair of well-appointed flint cottages, with room for four and six people.

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